Pegah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pegah

What is the meaning of the name Pegah ?

The baby name Pegah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced peh-GAH (Persian: /peˈɡɒːh/).

Pegah is Persian in Origin.

Pegah is a feminine Persian name meaning “dawn,” “daybreak,” or “early morning,” from the New Persian noun پگاه pegāh, ultimately continuing Middle Persian pagāh “morning.” In Eastern Persian/Dari and Tajik, the cognate pagāh/pagoh also means “tomorrow/the next morning,” reinforcing the sense of first light and new beginnings. Common pronunciation is peh-GAH.

As a given name it gained traction in Iran in the late 20th century, resonating with the revival of poetic, nature-evoking vocabulary, and is now familiar across the Persian diaspora. The word itself occurs in classical Persian verse as a literary term for daybreak. Notable bearers include Iranian actress Pegah Ahangarani and Iranian‑German actress Pegah Ferydoni. Transliterations and spelling variants include Pegah and Pegāh; Tajik form Pagoh reflects regional phonology. The name is unrelated to the English nickname Peg (from Margaret), despite the visual similarity.